Sopa De Albondigas - Southwestern Meatball Soup

• 1 quart tomatoes (canned is fine)
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 12 teaspoons chili powder (store bought, Chili Powder or your own recipe)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 12 cups water, boiling
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 lb beef
• 12 lb lean pork
• 1 slice dry bread
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
• 14 teaspoon dried mint
• 14 teaspoon sage
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt

1. Mash tomatoes or whirl in food processor.
2. Add stock, chili powder, salt and water; boil down about a quarter.
3. Grind beef and pork together twice.
4. Dip dried bread in water, squeeze dry and add to meat.
5. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.
6. Brown onion in oil; remove onion.
7. Shape meat mixture in balls the size of marbles and brown lightly in oil.
8. Add to soup and simmer for an hour.

tomatoes, beef stock, chili powder, salt, water, onion, oil, beef, lean pork, bread, egg, garlic, mint, sage, black pepper, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sopa-de-albondigas-southwestern-meatball-soup-338229 (may not work)